"If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company.
Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves."
And only recently have I realised that this principle works everywhere.
You made it, you own it
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
If I agree with everything written in this piece, I would find it difficult to argue for the US level of involvement in other countries affairs (money, military bases and political meddling) that Niall has advocated for in the last few years. That said, a great and provocative effort to tie these disparate ills.